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type: "Bill"
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title: "Adult adoption; investigation and report."
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description: "Adult adoption; investigation and report.Removes the requirement that an investigation and report be conductedwhen a petition is filed for the adoption of a person 18 years ofage or older on the basis of good cause shown and after a showingthat the person to be adopted is at least 15 years younger than the petitioner and the petitioner and the person to be adopted have knowneach other for at least one year prior to the filing of the petitionfor adoption."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 1957"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1957 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["G. \"John\" Avoli"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-11"
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last_action: "2021-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edd5e6ef-2d8f-4747-8a25-ce71daceda63"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1957"
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source_hash: "b3459cf916e080a6391098142ee643a6f030b8f3e4255f82a63f12f1504ae447"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1957 (2021) — Adult adoption; investigation and report.
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Adult adoption; investigation and report.Removes the requirement that an investigation and report be conductedwhen a petition is filed for the adoption of a person 18 years ofage or older on the basis of good cause shown and after a showingthat the person to be adopted is at least 15 years younger than the petitioner and the petitioner and the person to be adopted have knowneach other for at least one year prior to the filing of the petitionfor adoption.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0202)
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2. **HB1957ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1957ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100326D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1957)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- G. "John" Avoli — primary (person)
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- Bill D. Wiley — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel W. Marshall, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100326D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-11** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-15** Assigned HWI sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-26** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-27** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-28** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-01-28** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-01-29** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-19** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-23** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-26** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-26** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-27** Signed by President
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- **2021-03-01** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
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- **2021-03-01** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 202 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edd5e6ef-2d8f-4747-8a25-ce71daceda63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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